Communicable diseases mnemonic

Touch, Nibble, Bleed. It helps you recall: Rabies exposure categories.

Touching or feeding animal, licks on intact skin: no treatment needed

Minor scratches or nibbling of uncovered skin: vaccine

Transdermal bites or scratches, licks on broken skin or mucosa: vaccine plus immunoglobulin

Touch (Category I): Touching or feeding animal, licks on intact skin: no treatment needed; Nibble (Category II): Minor scratches or nibbling of uncovered skin: vaccine; Bleed (Category III): Transdermal bites or scratches, licks on broken skin or mucosa: vaccine plus immunoglobulin.

It belongs to Communicable diseases in PSM.

A memory aid for categories only; the exact dose schedule and wound care must be learned separately.

Decides whether rabies immunoglobulin is needed after an animal exposure.

Say it aloud, write it from memory tomorrow, then again in a week. Then test yourself on a PSM question about Communicable diseases.

It is a teaching aid written or adapted by our team. Some resemble ones students share informally. Check any fact that matters in a standard source.